Jacob D. Leighty
Jacob D. Leighty | |
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James M. Robinson | |
Member of the Indiana House of Representatives | |
In office 1886-1888 | |
Personal details | |
Born | November 15, 1839 Wittenberg College |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Union Army |
Years of service | 1861–1865 |
Unit | Company E, Eleventh Indiana Volunteer Zouave Infantry |
Jacob D. Leighty (November 15, 1839 – October 18, 1912) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana. He had previously served with the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Early life and Union Army service
Born near
On July 1, 1861, after two years in college, he enlisted in the Union Army, becoming a member of Company E, Eleventh Indiana Volunteer Zouave Infantry. He served during the American Civil War.
Later life and congressional term
After the war, Leighty engaged in farming and general merchandising with his father until 1875, when he established the town of St. Joe, in Indiana. He served as a member of the State house of representatives from 1886 to 1888, and later was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1895 – March 4, 1897). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1896 to the Fifty-fifth Congress.
Leighty later worked as a United States pension agent at Indianapolis from 1897 to 1901.
Death
He died at St. Joe,
See also
References
- United States Congress. "Jacob D. Leighty (id: L000233)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-11-05
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